1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: So you you go, uh, you go way back with 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Darney Holmes. Um, I'm curiously how much was he in 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: your year once you became available and then what is 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: your relationship like with him? And how cool is it 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: to be able to come full circle like this as 6 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: two kids from from the l A area. Uh, yeah, 7 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: that's my guy. Um knowing him from at Calabasas. He's 8 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: from Pasadena area. So seeing him play, I played with 9 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: one is his big homes. Well just keep on Seymour 10 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: and he always talked to holl They of him and 11 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: I went to go watch him play. So I was 12 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: proud to see his success. Even though he went you 13 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: know across town you see La to play. I always 14 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: kept eye on him and seeing the things that he's done. 15 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: You know, he's been tremendous um, you know, coming out. 16 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: So I'm excited when he texts me, I didn't have 17 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: the numbers, say, but I knew it was just I've 18 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: seen an area code and I'm like, this got to 19 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: be Darnett And so he was just chocolate it up. 20 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: And you know, he's a cool dude, down earth dude, 21 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: and you need people like that in your life. And 22 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: what did it mean to have all those guys pushing 23 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,959 Speaker 1: you to come here. I know Logan flew in from 24 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: Florida and you obviously have a relationship with him, But 25 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: what did you mean to have all these players on 26 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: the team currently contacting you like that. It meant a 27 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: lot really, just to have people reach out and be 28 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: able to pick their brains and see what they like 29 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: I know about the team and what they dislike. Maybe, 30 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: but everybody spoke Hillie of it. So it was just 31 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: great to have people, Um, I guess want me to 32 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: come here. You know, probably you know, get recruited some 33 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: kids you know in college, they probably shot away from 34 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: that and didn't really want to recruit. But these guys 35 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: on it, like I know, Pep learnerd hit me up 36 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: and so it was one of those things where I 37 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: just felt good respect NBC Dorry, Welcome to New York. Um, 38 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: what do you think of the football team you're joining? 39 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: And what was the real reason that that you ended 40 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: up joining this team? I just gotta thank you know, 41 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: the mayor and the Tisch family you know foremost for 42 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: appreciating me and wanted me gentleman and coach Joe. Just 43 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: one of those things where just being able to talk 44 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: to them, meet them face to face and see what 45 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: type of people they were, see how gene they were 46 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: in the conversation that we had, which really played the 47 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: factor in my decision. Um by far. You know, the 48 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: players can tell you one thing, but it's about me 49 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: and everybody seeing them. That's why I wanted to take 50 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: a visit, you know, see body language, see how they act, 51 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: and see if everything will match up from when I 52 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: was hearing on the phone and seeing the person and 53 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: it did. So I just want to thank them again, 54 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, for giving me this opportunity. Profricial Trainer Giants Country, 55 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: Hey door, welcome to New York. Um you mentally before 56 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: Logan Ryan and what it meant to for him to 57 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: come up to to recruit you. I'm just wondering, Um, 58 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: what's it for you to be reunited with him. I mean, 59 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: he's I'm guessing he's always been kind of like a 60 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: big brother to you. So what does that mean for 61 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: you to just kind of be back with him and 62 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: has he already kind of taking me under his wing 63 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: again and got you, you know, orientated to the team. 64 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: When I came out in Seen and that was the 65 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: first time I was connected with him, and you know, 66 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: I always text him all the time or tell him 67 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: like how much I appreciate him, you know, not just 68 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: for what it does on football field, but off just 69 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: been a good person. And so I was just excited 70 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: and know, fired up because he was actually the first 71 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: person that reached out so to see her the rumors 72 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: or the news about UM that I got released, and 73 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: he's the first person to hear me up and just 74 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: talking to me, see what's going on, and Uh, it's 75 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: it's just a good feeling that just shows you what 76 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: type of guy is UM, and just wanted to see 77 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: how I was doing, you know, personally and not even 78 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: talking football, just sitting and checking up on me and 79 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: just to be back you know, really nitre playing football 80 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: with him. I'm just excited, you know, because he's a 81 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: smart guy. He's a good guy. Um. I mean I 82 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: just speak hilly him because he did a lot for me, 83 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: you know in Tennessee, and I'm just thankful for him. 84 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: And then just one one follow up if I may, Um, 85 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: you had the injury last year, and you know, injuries 86 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: tend to stunt a young guy's development. So I'm just wondering, Um, 87 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: when more do you feel that you can show people 88 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: that you haven't been able to show because of the 89 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: injury stunting that development. I don't really view it as 90 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: you know, studying development. You know, they always said the 91 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: turn the mindor setback for a major comeback. Um, as 92 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: long as you're staying mentally sharp and making sure you're 93 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: on top of everything, they're gonna have your mind and 94 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: your spirit all a lie. Um. And those two are 95 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: a lie. And it's easy for you to go out 96 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: there and physical aspects with follow. So for me, I'm 97 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: just doing what I've been doing and stay in the course. 98 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: You know. I always you know, nip us to talk 99 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: about us at marathon and not a sprint. And for 100 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: me just standing on this marathon and I've been through 101 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: and I experienced the highs and the lows, and just 102 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: keep going, keep grinding, keep battling. I'm picking people brains 103 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: and I talked to chat Baby before and everybody like 104 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: logan um rerievous. So I'm just trying to make sure 105 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: I pick the ones that I see and I want 106 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: to implement my game. I have to pick their brain. 107 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: Just try to put a little things in my game 108 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: and try to get better. Thank you. It's Heat Leonard 109 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: Daily News. Hey, your duty. We all know that you're 110 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: a playmaker with the ball in your hands, you know, 111 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: going back to college and even you know rookie year 112 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: as a return man, but you haven't done a ton 113 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: of it since your rookie season. I was wondering if 114 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: the Giants talk to you about doing that as well 115 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: as playing corner and if that's something you want to do, 116 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: or do you look at yourself more now as a 117 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: as a street corner defender and that's not part of 118 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: your game anymore. I'm just looking to do whatever, you know, 119 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: they asked me to do. It's one of those things 120 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: where I was best and and for should be presented 121 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: this opportunity to come here and play. And I just 122 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: remember my junior year in college and coach and let 123 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: me go round track awful off season and then say 124 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: when I come back to football, you know, just do 125 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: what I asked. I feel like that same mindset, that 126 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: same mentality, you know, whatever I asked me to do. 127 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: You know, I just go out there, play corner of 128 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: play corner to day say I might return and they 129 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: just put me on in the block for PEPs out 130 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: there return. I'm a block form. You know, I just 131 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: want to see, you know, the team succeed. And you 132 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: know that's why I want to bring to the table 133 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: just a team aspect and be a team player. You know, 134 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,799 Speaker 1: whatever I'm needed, just go out there help. Thanks Carrasso 135 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: Fox five, Hi Dory, Welcome to New York. We keep 136 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: asking you a lot about your relationship with Logan Ryan 137 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: because he sort of got that ball rolling when he 138 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: posted a picture of the two of you guys out 139 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: when he ran into quote um, when he was out 140 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: in the city. Look if you can, if you could 141 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: just take us a little bit into the conversations you 142 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: did have with him about about the Giants, about what 143 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: really changed your you know, had your mind set to 144 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: come here what you wanted to know about the Giants 145 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: and say Patrick Graham, um, in order to uh to 146 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: come player. Uh. Just I know Logan he's gonna shoot 147 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: it t straight no matter what. He won't sugarcoat anything. 148 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: So to be able to just chop it up and 149 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: talk to him about you know, what he likes and 150 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: he said, it's the first class organization. And you know, 151 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: Logan been a lot of places and for him to 152 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: speak so highly and just him keeping his word. I 153 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: trust him, He'll tell me one thing. We want the field. 154 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna listen to him and trusting because I know 155 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: he's not gonna put me in a situation to fail. 156 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: And so that was the same thing we were talking. 157 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: You don't eating dinner. I know that if he's gonna 158 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: say something, he won't try to put me in situation 159 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: that's gonna hinder me and hurt me. And he just 160 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: wants the best for me. So that was how those 161 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: conversations were going between us, going run on ESPN, Hey Doory, 162 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,799 Speaker 1: welcome man, take us take us through what it visit 163 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: is like. And also in your words, I'm curious what 164 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: happened last year in Tennessee. There's a lot of people 165 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: saying a lot of different things that I wanted them 166 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: in your opinion, what what what kind of what was 167 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: that season like for you? The visit in a sense, um, 168 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,559 Speaker 1: I guess it's kind of like being in college getting 169 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: recruited all over again. He was just me just going 170 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: out there trying to meet all the coaches and talked 171 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: to him, meet the the day ups and everybody down 172 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: from there. Um, just to see what's going on. With 173 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: the organization, and I felt like family, felt like home, 174 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: and it felt good. You know. I always talked about 175 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: trying to be comfortable and being at peace, and so 176 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: that's what I felt when I was on there on 177 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: a visit. And you know, last year, I think it 178 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: was just a little adversity for me, Um I spoke before. 179 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: I never been through adversity. You know, God was forcing 180 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: up to bless me all the way into then, and 181 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: I think it was just me just staying the course, 182 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: staying focused and keeping faith and understanding that I'm at 183 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: the end, God will always prevail. And that's what I 184 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: just didn't just trying to remain you know, focus and 185 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: keep faithful and my relationship with God. Understand that just 186 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: a little hiccup in the road, a little bump, and 187 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, things will be all right in the end 188 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: and end up working out our staples record. Hey, Dory, 189 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: I tell you welcome. But I think everybody took care 190 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: of that, Um in terms of what you bring. We've 191 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: heard out of reports, we've watched her on film. In 192 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: your mind, I don't know if you have to sell 193 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: yourself to the giants a little bit, but if you 194 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: have to sell yourself, the Giants, fans of what they're 195 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: getting in you on the field. How do you fit 196 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: into this secondary Uh, I was gonna say to getting 197 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: a team player, getting somebody that's gonna be compatible. You 198 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: know what. What the guys want, what the coaches want, 199 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: is going to go out there and do his do 200 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: his job. Bring a lot of fun, try to bring 201 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: some excitement, um because when you'll have there having fun 202 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: playing ball, everybody's having fun and playing ball. So that's 203 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: why I just want to bring, you know, to the defense. 204 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: Just a lot of fun, a lot of excitement, a 205 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: lot of joy. Try to keep smiles on everybody's face 206 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: because it's a season. You know, you're gonna have up, 207 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna have downs, but you're want to keep you know, 208 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: progressing up this way. So for me, it's trying to 209 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: be that positive person and people here and just bring 210 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: positivity out to the team. Thanks Tom Rock Newsday. During 211 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: a lot of times, the guy comes to a team, 212 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: and that's got to be getting to get to know 213 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: you period with everybody. You you guys thoth seem to 214 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: know each other already. Is that gonna help you on 215 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: the field? And then if I know defensive backs. You 216 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: guys are already kicking around nicknames for your group. Has 217 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: any come up so far? I've seen a lot on Twitter, 218 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: the NYPD. I keep it seeing everybody say that. Um, 219 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 1: the nicknames, But just being able to know a lot 220 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: of people, it just makes you feel more comfortable and 221 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: it's easy to hold each other accountable because you won't 222 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: be shod to hurt somebody's feelings. You know, they know 223 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: how you act, you know how they act. It's able 224 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: to to be a cosa and not bump heads when 225 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,719 Speaker 1: you're out there. So to be able just to learn 226 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: pick people brains and just compete. And that's the fun thing, 227 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, knowing Pep, I like mckenn's game, Low Darnay 228 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: brad Berry. So it's gonna be just a bunch of 229 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: competition out there between amongst us out there on the 230 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: back end, and you know, I'm just excited about that 231 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: to be able to know some guys and just feel 232 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: like I'm not coming in new faces and I gotta 233 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: introduce myself. You know some people I do. But um, 234 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a more comfortab feeling. In Valentine, Big 235 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 1: Blue View, Hey Door wanted to ask you really two things. 236 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you what your previous relation ship 237 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: is with with Leonard Williams. And I also wanted to know, um, 238 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: why you think New York is the right place for you, 239 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: you know, to take your game maybe to another level. 240 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: So well, Leonard, I played with him one year at 241 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: SC Uh. You know he was a bas you know, 242 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: domin out there um on the end playing in the trenches. 243 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: And our relationship is you know with Cord like no 244 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: of them, you know, no on my text back and 245 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: forth here that are it's shooting matches here on DM 246 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: and uh. But he's just a good guy, you know, 247 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: just by knowing him, having my freshman year of being 248 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: another see how he performed and how he competed and 249 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: how he carried himself. Um. And then just about bringing 250 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: out my play here. Uh, just talking to PG coach 251 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: Wrong and just seeing like I talked to Wrong he 252 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: said he had to Reevers his first two years, and 253 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: just seeing how you can develop talking to brad Berry 254 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: talking low and they spoke to all the of them. 255 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: And so that's what I think that I was looking for. 256 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: And you know what's wrong playing the game? Just what 257 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: he was telling about you know, hearing ins and out 258 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: and everything about you know, him playing and what he's 259 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: expected the way looking for. Um. You know, I accepted 260 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: as a challenge and to come just to prove myself 261 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: and compete you New York Post and Dry Uh can 262 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: you speak? Darnay was one of the guys that was, 263 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: you know, uh touting his recruiting of you a little bit. 264 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: What do you remember of him? And that that was 265 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: he was at the camp of yours? Is that correct? 266 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: And so we was at the uh the n f TC, 267 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: the Nike opening or not the NFTC, the Nike Opening 268 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: camp up in Oregon when they were doing it there. 269 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: And I just remember him being in Calabasas, you know, 270 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: when he's coming out. I think that was usinally going 271 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: to sing it and went to Calabashas. But I always 272 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: heard a lot about him. Um. I played both ways 273 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: in high school and and I kept saying like, just 274 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: darny kids. True. So I actually went to go see 275 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: him play and I was like, yo, yeah, he's like that. 276 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: And so it was just me wishing that I had 277 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: that person in my area, just to be able to 278 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: talk to and just to be around. Um. Just you know, 279 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: Shawn the ropes or whatever. Maybe if he had any question, 280 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: because I didn't really have that, you know when I 281 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:58,599 Speaker 1: was coming out, and I just always want to be 282 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 1: that for somebody else, you know, him, just to be 283 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: assemble as years, as nice as he is and genuine 284 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: um to accept everything. And I was trying to teach 285 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: him and give him, uh a cool kid down earth, 286 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: and that's how our relationship I can be started. I'm 287 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: just hearing from him. And then I went to go 288 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: washing employer. I actually typed his highlights up on YouTube 289 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: and see him and I was like, oh, he's the truth. 290 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: And it was just me trying to help him anywhere 291 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: I could. But you know, he was gonna be great regardless, 292 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: but I was trying to help him or not just 293 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: as an unrelated follow if I could. Uh. The Jets 294 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: obviously just brought in Corey Davis and you know what 295 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: what you're familiarity with him, which is a lot obviously, 296 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: and what's your what's your opinion of him as a receiver. 297 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 1: That's my guy. Um. I was ecided for him last year, 298 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, you know everything that he'd been through and 299 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 1: to be able to go out there and perform and 300 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: compete and go to New Jersey, New York to jets 301 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: and to be able to play and to get the 302 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: opportunity to shine. And um, I'm just having really um, 303 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: just knowing that we came out the same year, both 304 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: in the same class. Um, the first first round picks. 305 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: So he's a guy. You see him out there, he's 306 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: a dog. He's competing. Run after the catch, brings a 307 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: lot to the table, and I'm excited to see what 308 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: he does. Thanks very much, Sorry, we'll take three more. 309 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: Tim Ryan, Matt Tom Kinnavan a p door. This may 310 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: sound stupid after all these questions, but you prefer a 311 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: dory or a j or what? Um, that's just by 312 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: a dory. Um. I never really got into the initial 313 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: AJ thing. Um, I don't know why. I just like 314 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: my name. If I didn't, you know, if I had 315 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: a different first name, I probably want something different. I 316 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: probably would have called myself that. But I just like 317 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: heary my name. You know, my mom called me sweepy 318 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: or whatever it may be. You know a lot of 319 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: people call me deuced war two at USC. But um, 320 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: I'm open you know to here what you know, you 321 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: guys gotta see any suggestions and see what I like, 322 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: now's the real question when when you come to the Giants, 323 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: I mean, are you coming here because a lot of 324 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: people say it's money, it's friendships. I mean most guys 325 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: will say, I want to win with this team, hasn't 326 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: one in ten years? Well, I do want to win. 327 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: And seeing you know, having talking to coach Judge and 328 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: seeing what he did last year and then understanding that 329 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: I hadn't been through that process. You know, first year 330 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: in probably didn't go all you want it, but having 331 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: a foundation, being able to build on that foundation, and 332 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: having the guys around that I've talked to saying that 333 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: they understand, you know, what he's looking for and what 334 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: he wants, and just everybody be on the same page 335 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: and being cohesive, you know, that's the biggest thing. And 336 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: you've been having guys that compete and guys of the 337 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: ballplayers I like the Giants have. I'm just like, well, 338 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: you want to be a part of that. You want 339 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: to play with guys like that and to be a 340 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: part of that team ran down leave New York post 341 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: a Dory. Have you played against Kenny Golladay. I haven't. 342 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: I actually liked this game. Um when he was with 343 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: the lines I actually seen him, you know, play a 344 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: couple of times when my first game back, we played Detroit, 345 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: but he wasn't out there. But um, I liked this 346 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: game a lot. And what he brings to the table, 347 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: you know, a gritty guy, um and goes out there, 348 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: he does his thing, you know. And I play Madden, 349 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: so I had him before on my team, so he 350 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: was he he did me justice. So Kenny, you watched 351 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: this and you see this, you did me some justices 352 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: out there on the Mad franchise? It does his Did 353 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: his signing make it more appealing for you to come 354 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: to the Giants? Like, Hey, other free agents are coming here. 355 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: I know your new Logan and Jebro, but other big 356 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: guys are coming here. Maybe I want to join the 357 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: party kind of thing. So I had talked to Ross, 358 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, that's my guy. Talked to him and he 359 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, come to New York. And when he 360 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: said that, I wasn't. I didn't know where he wished 361 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: New York he was talking about. So I say that 362 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: I've seen he signs. Okay, Then it was just funny. 363 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: I was talking and I kept ask my mom for 364 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: clarity and stuff, and then seeing Kenny was going around. 365 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: I said, well, I wonder where Kenny's gonna go. And 366 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: so I was just chilling way and the next thing 367 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: I know, I've seening he signed with the Giants, And 368 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: I was like, well, that's a lot of clarity right there. 369 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: You're gonna be able to go battle and compete against 370 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: guys like that, you know, in practice, so when it's 371 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: the game time, it's like you can just go out 372 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: there and play ball. Thank you, sir. Last one here. 373 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: Matt Lombardo fansied, Hey, Dory, two quick things for you. 374 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: I was wondering in your conversations with Joe Judge, what 375 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: kind of sold you on coming here? And there so 376 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: much talk about the culture that he's building. What's kind 377 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: of been relating to you about the culture of this 378 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: team from the guys you already knew that were here. Um, well, 379 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: what saw me was him just being straight, straightforward and 380 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: straight up, and it was you know, comfortable, just being 381 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: able to talk, you know, to a coach, your head coach, 382 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: just having being uncomfortable and just talk face to face, 383 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: you know, make laugh here, laugh there, and be able 384 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: to kind of relate in a sense and understand each other. 385 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: So that was one of the things that sold me 386 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: and about his coach that he's bringing, Um, it's just 387 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: something that you feel and you know, UM and what 388 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: you what you want to see. Like if I was 389 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: a coach, I would have you want some of those similarities. 390 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: So I understanding that everything that he was saying was 391 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: lining up with what I wanted to be as a 392 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: player and one of what I wanted to do as 393 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: a player for the team aspect, it just made sense 394 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: for me.